espintcp: Fix race condition in espintcp_close()
This issue was discovered during a code audit.
After cancel_work_sync() is called from espintcp_close(),
espintcp_tx_work() can still be scheduled from paths such as
the Delayed ACK handler or ksoftirqd.
As a result, the espintcp_tx_work() worker may dereference a
freed espintcp ctx or sk.
The following is a simple race scenario:
cpu0 cpu1
espintcp_close()
cancel_work_sync(&ctx->work);
espintcp_write_space()
schedule_work(&ctx->work);
To prevent this race condition, cancel_work_sync() is
replaced with disable_work_sync().
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| Source | ID | Title |
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Debian DSA |
DSA-6238-1 | linux security update |
Wed, 20 May 2026 19:30:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | CWE-362 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 15:15:00 +0000
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| Metrics |
cvssV3_1
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cvssV3_1
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Wed, 11 Mar 2026 12:15:00 +0000
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| References |
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| Metrics |
threat_severity
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cvssV3_1
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Tue, 10 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: espintcp: Fix race condition in espintcp_close() This issue was discovered during a code audit. After cancel_work_sync() is called from espintcp_close(), espintcp_tx_work() can still be scheduled from paths such as the Delayed ACK handler or ksoftirqd. As a result, the espintcp_tx_work() worker may dereference a freed espintcp ctx or sk. The following is a simple race scenario: cpu0 cpu1 espintcp_close() cancel_work_sync(&ctx->work); espintcp_write_space() schedule_work(&ctx->work); To prevent this race condition, cancel_work_sync() is replaced with disable_work_sync(). | |
| Title | espintcp: Fix race condition in espintcp_close() | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| References |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-05-11T22:03:00.906Z
Reserved: 2026-01-13T15:37:45.989Z
Link: CVE-2026-23239
No data.
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2026-03-10T18:18:13.383
Modified: 2026-05-20T19:27:54.790
Link: CVE-2026-23239
OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-05-20T20:30:39Z
No weakness.
Debian DSA